A few weeks had passed since they rescued the pony-fairys. The Nightmares kept appearing from time to time. But since they were adapted to it already, nothing so exciting was happening.

Twilight was walking trough the halls in lunch time. Then she found her brother Shining Armor.

"Oh, Twilie! I was looking for you."

"Why?"

"Have your friends told you about the Grand Galloping Gala, that is like a prom party? Well, i have some tickets for you and one more person." He gave her two golden tickets.

"Why just two?"

"I will tell you later. Well, my next class is starting, so bye-bye." He got to his next class, leaving Twilight standing in the hall.

I feel something bad is going to happen because of those tickets. She tought.


In lunch time, Twilight got to where Sunset, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rarity and Rainbow were. She was with the tickets in her pocket.

"So, any good news?" Asked Sunset.

"Well, acctually i'm not sure if that is good or bad news, but well... I found out that Blueblood is going to the Grand Galloping Gala! Now it is one more reason for me to go to it! But unhapply i don't have a ticket to the Gala. At least not yet." Said Rarity.

"Who is Blueblood?" Asked Twilight.

"What did you just said!? Twilight how don't you know him! Every girl in this school knows him! He is the most pretty and popular boy in all school. Girls are always chasing him, taking pictures of him, getting autographs from him, he's like an idol!" Said Rarity nearly shouting.

"I don't know why does everyone keeps chasing him. He's just another boy, nothing else." Said Sunset.

"Oh, c'mon Sunset dear. There must be a boy that you like."

"No, there is no boy that i like. Just my brother is boys enough in my life."

"Now that we're talking about Flash, Twilight didn't ya and him ate some ice cream a couple days ago? I was in the park and i saw ya two together." Said Applejack.

"How did you saw it!? I-i mean, we just found one each other while i was studying in the park and he invited me to eat ice cream! Just this!" Explained Twilight blushing.

"Changing the subject, any more news?" Asked Fluttershy.

"Well, acctualy my brother just gave me two tickets to that 'Grand Galloping Gala' thing. One for me and one more friend. But, i don't quite know if i'm going to go."

"The Grand Galloping Gala!?" They all shouted together, exept for Sunset and Twilight.

"What do you mean with not wanting to go!? It must be awesome!" Said Rainbow.

"Twilight please! Blueblood is going! I need to go too!" Said Rarity.

"Girls leave her alone! You don't even give her time to think." Said Sunset. Then she turned to face Twilight. "Twilight, don't feel forced to choose one of us. Well, i'm already out of the list, since i don't see why do people love this thing so much."

The others sat down again. But were still a little agitated.

I knew something bad was going to happen because of those tickets. Thought Twilight.


"I knew those tickets were going to bring problems." Said Twilight to herself as she entered her room that night.

"Which tickets?" Asked Spike that was in his dog form.

"My brother gave me two tickets to some kind of prom called Grand Galloping Gala. And now, AJ, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rarity and Rainbow want one of them. But i have only two and i don't even know if i'm going to that Gala."

"Is better for you to make a decision quickly. Before their friendship with one each other is ruined because of this."

"But how would this happen?"

"Even if you're Harmony warriors, you're still humans. And i know that mostly when humans want something very badly, two things can happen: one, they end up fighting with one each other to get what they want. Two, they will end up in greed to get what they want. You girls are no exeption. If you don't make a decision quickly, the friendship between the five of them can be destroyed. And your power will weaken."

"What do you mean with weaken?"

"The power between the Harmony warriors gets stronger as their friendship grows. But when the friendship between them is destroyed, their power gets weak. So then, you girls need to be very careful, so your friendship is not destroyed."

Now, Twilight was pretty sure. They were in a trouble bigger than she thought.


In the next day, they didn't had school, so Twilight decided that she was going out for lunch while trying to think about what she was going to do about the tickets.

She got to a fast food, and sat down on one of the tables outside. She brought Spike with her.

"What are you going to want?" Asked a girl that worked there.

"Just bring me a cheese burger, a small french fries, and a medium Soda."

The girl noted everything and got back inside.

"What do you think Spike?" Twilight asked in low tone, so no one could hear their conversation.

"About what?" Replied Spike also in a low tone.

"The tickets? Who should i bring with me?"

"Honestly, i don't know. I don't know if they all have good reasons, but that's a decision you should make by yourself."

"Hm..." Said Twilight getting back to her thoughts.

The time passed. Her order arived. And when she was almost finishing, she started to hear rain falling. But it was strange. She wasn't getting wet, and where she was had nothing covering her. Until she looked up and saw an umbrella being holded by someone. She knew that hand, and that arm. She looked beside her and saw Rainbow Dash standing there while smiling, not caring about the rain that was getting her all soaked.

"Hello Twi-chan." She said still smiling.

"What are you doing here?"

"What do you mean? I saw my dearest friend was going to get wet. So then i thought about borrowing you my umbrella, so you would stay dry."

Twilight remembered what Spike said about greed.

"You're not trying to get extra points with me to win the ticket to the Gala are you?"

"How did you knew it-!? I mean, of course not! I would do that for anyone!"

Twilight saw two girls running inside with their orders. Then she looked back to the soaked rainbow-haired girl. Rainbow scretched the back of her neck. Twilight finished eating quickly before saying:

"Rainbow, i don't feel comfortable accepting these type of favors, so i would like you to get away with that umbrella right now. And also..." She got up and took Spike. "I'm on my way."

"Are you sure you don't want me to borrow you my umbrella?"

Twilight looked at her angry.

"Ugh. Fine."

Both of them walked oposite directions. Twilight don't even caring about the rain.


In her way back home, Twilight walked through Rarity's house. She really hoped that if she did find Rarity, she wouldn't do something similar to what Rainbow did. Something to try to convice Twilight to give her the ticket to the Gala.

"O my gosh dear Twilight! It's raining out here!" She heared Rarity saying as she opened the door to talk to her.

"No. Really?" She said sarcastically as she stopped walking.

"Come with me before you get sick dear!" Rarity took Twilight by the hand, getting her inside of her house by fource.

Then well, Rarity got Twilight's hair dry, and then she started to brush her hair. And well, she took advantage of the moment to get one of the dresses she had made.

"Twilight dear, would you mind wearing this dress that i made? Is just that, i want to make sure that it isn't too big or too small. Would you wear it? Pretty please?"

"Okay, okay."

"Oh thank you dear!" She gave the dress to Twilight and gave her some privacy to wear it.

"Ready!" Said Twilight.

Rarity went inside her room. And her eyes sparkled at what she saw. Twilight was wearing the dress she made. It was a dress that was completely dark blue and light blue, with some glitter in it.

"You're simply wonderful my dear!"

"Well, i have to say. It's really pretty." Said Twilight as she looked at herself in Rarity's mirror.

"Well, thank goodness i made another one." Rarity took a dress that was exactaly like the one Twilight was wearing. But it was white and grey instead of dark blue and light blue. "Well, but i'm pretty sure that Blueblood is going to think i'm prettier than you."

"Wait a second..." Said Twilight noticing what Rarity was doing. She was disapointed. Rarity was doing the same thing that Rainbow tried to do.

But well, Rarity didn't heard what Twilight said. "God... When Blueblood sees me wearing that dress, i'm sure he will fall for me imediatly. Or even better, when everyone sees me wearing this, i will probably become the most popular girl in school! And everyone will finally see that the best girl in the entire school is me!"

Twilight called Rarity's attention. And then Rarity finally noticed what she had just done.

"O-oh, a-and you to of course. Hehe."

"No. I already got it. You're just trying to make me happy so then i will give you the ticket. But that won't work, okay?" Twilight switched her clothes quickly and got Spike. "Now excuse me, i'm going home."

Then Twilight got out of Rarity's house and went to hers. And thankfully, the rain stopped.


The next day, on lunch time, Twilight had forgoten her lunch in home. She just hoped that none of her friends popped out and offered her some of their lunch just to get the ticket. She sighed.

"Well, i guess that i won't lunch today." Said Twilight before looking around to find Sunset, since she was the only of her friends that didn't wanted to go to the Gala.

When she found Sunset, she got to where she was

"Hello Twi! What's up?" Asked Sunset.

"Hi Sunset-chan. I'm okay." She sat down beside her.

"And what about that ticket? Already decided who are you going to take with you?"

"No. And to make things worse, i fear that the girls are making favors to me so i give them the ticket. That makes things even harder to decide."

"Oh, i see. But well, no one said that it had to be one of them. It could be someone else, if you know what i mean."

"What are you insinuating?"

"Maybe you could invite Flash." She faced Twilight with a determined expression. Twilight blushed imediatly. She didn't knew what to say, she didn't knew how to react.

"W-what are you talking about!? W-where did you got that idea!?"

"Well, let's say that my brother told me something that he forced me to promise i wouldn't tell."

"What?"

"You know me, i never break promises, not on purpose. Changing the subject, did you even lunched today? Most times you late a little to because, according to what you told me when we where little, you eat slowly so then you can feel the taste of the food."

"Well, i forgot my lunch at home, so i didn't lunched and don't plan to eat anything before going back home."

"Hello there girls!" They heard a country accent calling.

They looked and saw Applejack coming in their direction. Twilight got a little worried. If Applejack had listened to their talking, she would probably make the same thing that Rainbow and Rarity did. And that wouldn't be good.

"Hello AJ-san!" Said Sunset. Applejack sat beside them.

"Well, by accident i ended up hearing ya little talking and also heard that you didn't lunched yet, Twilight-san."

"Yeah, i didn't lunched yet."

"So then i guess that could help ya." Applejack gave her a little box with food. Twilight opened it and saw all the food that was in there, making her stomach growl and her mouth to get watery.

No, Twilight. You can't fall in this. Okay that you're hungry and this looks delicious, but you can't let your guard down just because of your stomach. Her belly growled again. Just ignore your stomach and go back to think about to who will you give the freaking ticket. If you don't think quickly, then your friends will fall apart. "Sorry but, i have to go." Twilight got up.

"Wait a little, i never saw you refusing to eat something that looks extremely delicious! What's wrong Twi?" Asked Sunset.

"Well, i'm not hungry. And also, i won't accept those favors just because of a ticket." She looked at Applejack with a cold stare. "Bye." She left.

Applejack sighed before looking back at Sunset. She saw Sunset looking at the opened little food box. Her eyes were sparkling, there was saliva coming out of her mouth, and she could tell she was almost hipnotized by the smell and how the food looked like.

"AJ-san... Since Twilight won't eat... Can i...?"

"Okay. It's better to not waste food."

"YAY! Thank you!" Sunset quickly got the box. "Thanks for the food!"

And Applejack just watched her eating the so delicious and almost perfect food that Twilight didn't wanted to eat.


Twilight lated a little more to get home, because she did go to the library for her to do a school work. When Twilight got back home, she noticed it was a little diferent. It was looking cleaner than normal.

"Oh, Twilight! You're back! Sorry for not warning you about your lunch. I hadn't noticed you forgot it." Said Twilight's mother. Her hair was lilac and white, it was long and it made almost an entire circle at the end of it. And her eyes were light blue, a light blue that would always remind Twilight of a lake in a forest full of life. She was wearing a light grey apron while cooking diner.

"It's all okay mom. I'm fine."

"Ah, and you should thank your friend for ofering to clean up the house. I think her name was Fluttershy. I'm so happy you became friends with such a sweet girl."

"Wait, Fluttershy? Where is she right now?"

"I think she's cleaning your room."

"Okay, mom. Thank you." Said Twilight before going upstairs and then entering her room.

When she got inside her room, she saw Fluttershy cleaning her desk while singing something.

"Ugh, Fluttershy. Not you too." Said Twilight facepalming.

"Oh, hello Twilight-san. I hope you don't mind but i'm cleaning up your house for you. And well, let me say that your mother is really nice." Said Fluttershy looking at her inocently.

Twilight sighed. "Fluttershy, listen. I know you really want that ticket to the Gala, but making me favors is not going to help."

"How did you get that idea that i'm doing this because of the ticket?"

"Of course you are! Rainbow, Rarity and Applejack did the exact same thing! And don't think i don't know you're doing the same thing too!"

Fluttershy's smile faded. And Twilight could see some sadness in her expression. Twilight sighed again.

"Look, Fluttershy. I don't want to hurt your feelings or make you sad. It's just that i need time to think."

"I'm being honest Twilight. I'm not doing this for the ticket. And well... I already finished anyways." She said taking her things with her and lefting Twilight's room.

Fluttershy walked downstairs. Still with the sad expression in her face.

"Fluttershy-san, is everything okay? Did you and Twilight had a fight or something?" Asked Twilight's mother.

"No. I'm okay. I'm just tired." She lied.

"Are you sure you don't want to stay for dinner?" Asked Twilight's mother placing a hand in Fluttershy's cheek.

"Yes. I'm fine. I will just go home."

"Come back whenever you want."

"Okay." Said Fluttershy before leaving.

While Fluttershy was going back home, she took her time to think about her true motivations to be cleaning Twilight's house.

Flashback

Fluttershy was siting on her desk, just wondering on her thoughts with Flutterly on her side.

"Fluttershy-san. You're not going to do anything for Twilight to give you the ticket right?"

"No. Why would you think that?"

"Because i talked to the others and they told me the others were doing this. The only ones that didn't did yet were you and Pinkie Pie."

"Well, i really want to go to the Gala. But not so much that i would do something so greedy. After all, i will have another chance next year."

"Hm... Fluttershy. I was thinking, Twilily told me that Twilight has been a little stressed this week. So i thought you could help her with something. Just to decrease her stress."

"Well, if i help her with homework or something like this she will think that i'm doing it for the ticket. But maybe if i offer to clean up her house she will feel less stressed. And well, a cleaned house always makes me feel less stressed."

"Good luck."

Flashback

So Fluttershy didn't lied. She only wanted to help Twilight feel less stressed. She didn't wanted to force her to give the ticket to her. She only wanted to help.

How could i be silly enough to think she wouldn't think i was doing it for the ticket? She thought looking up at the sky. It was going to rain again. I guess the weather knows how it is to feel sad or depressed.


Some minutes after Fluttershy had left Twilight's house, Twilight heard the doorbell.

"Twilight! Could you see who it is please!? Dinner is not done yet!" Shouted her mother.

Twilight sighed. Please don't be any of the girls, please don't be any of the girls... She kept thinking while getting to the door. She unlocked the door before opening it.

"SURPRISE!" Shouted Pinkie Pie.

Twilight wished that what she was hoping for really had happened. That was making her stress level up. Pinkie started to tell her something. But her stress was so high that she was not even caring about it. The only thing she heard from Pinkie was something about a party. And it was probably just like all of the others had done. Just something for Twilight to give her the ticket. How much more Pinkie talked, more Twilight's headache started to get worse. She couldn't tolerate this thing anymore. She couldn't keep quiet about what Pinkie was doing.

"SHUT UP!" Shouted Twilight, making Pinkie get quiet almost imediatly.

"What is it Twilight?"

"YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS! I CAN'T TOLERATE ALL OF YOU DOING THIS THINGS FOR ME TO GIVE THE TICKET TO ONE OF YOU!"

"Oh, so then the others were also doing this. And i thought i had a briliant idea."

"JUST GET OUT OF MY HOUSE AND DON'T COME BACK UNLESS I HAVE ALREADY DECIDED TO WHO WILL I GIVE THE TICKET!" She shouted again. She pushed Pinkie trough the door and quickly slamed the door shut. And locked it before Pinkie could get in again.

Twilight placed a strand of her hair back behind her ear before sitting in the couch. Some tears started to roll down her face. She started to cry. She couldn't believe in what was happening. All of her friends were doing exactaly what Spike said they were going to do. They were acting with greed and, whit this, of course the bond between them was going to be probably almost destroyed. That if it wasn't already. She couldn't believe that her friends were doing this. She thought that true friends weren't be supposed to do this kind of thing. How could they do this kind of thing? It was just a golden colored piece of paper whit things wrote in it. They would have another chance to get this ticket the next year anyway. She was in pain, her heart was in pain.

"Twilight! Twilight, you need to go out!" Said Spike coming downstairs.

"Why would i need to go out there!? Why would i need to go where all my friends probably are thinking about how to make me give the ticket to one of them!?" Said Twilight still crying.

"Twilight, didn't you noticed?"

"Noticed what?" She said finally looking at him.

"Your mom didn't came to comfort you or to stop you shouting at Pinkie did her?"

"No."

"That means that there's a nightmare somewhere out there! So then you need to fight!"

"A nightmare?" She asked before running upstairs to look out trough her room's window.

There really was a Nightmare out there. He was destroying everything near the school. Even though Twilight wasn't in the mood to see the other girls again, she was still having some hope of they not appearing to fight this time.

She sighed. "I guess we have to go." She said with some sadness in her tone. "Twilily."

"Here." Twilily jumped to Twilight's shoulder. "Twilight i-" She started to say, but was cut out by Twilight.

"We can talk later." She said before getting her Harmony Pact and running to where the Nightmare was.


Long chapter again. I think this story has more long chapters than any other story that i ever wrote. Well, since this thing is getting a little too long i will leave the other part to the next chapter.